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i THJU ATLANTA (iUOitLiAiV, XLESDAi, LltCliHUt-U U, 11M. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ichk mine turns, tstm. r. t. star, Miiittr. Published Every Afternoon (Except Sunder) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY, At 3 West A Is he me'St., Atlanta, Gs. Subscription Rotes, 'in. Yesr h-M "= I t Months *-52 Three Months 1JJ By Comer, per Week » Smith A Ibompsou, sdeertlslns rep- 'eirntatlree for ell territory outside of York Office.’Potter Illd*. GEORGIAN, telephone the Circulation Department and nave It promptly rep* •died. Telephone*: Bell 4X7 Main. Atlanta 4401. It la dealratde that all communlcs- tfona Intended for publication In TffH GEORGIAN be limited to 400 word* In leogth. It la Imperative thnt they be alffned, aa an evidence of good fnlth, though the nnmea will be withheld If S requested. Iteject*d manuacrlpU will iot l»« returned u or tie purpoee. THE GUOKG1AX print* no unclean 4>r objectionable ndvertislnjr. Neither doe* It print whisky or nny liquor ada. ATLANTA’S SCHOOL BUILDINGS. It was not a matter of pleasure for The Georgian on Monday afternoon; to print those pictures showing the deplorable conditions existent In the Fair street school of Atlanta's department of education. They were printed i for the purpose of accomplishing good by furnishing to the citizens of I Atlanta ocular demonstration of a sad state of affair*—a state of affairs i which public pride and public welfare demand to be rectified, j There Is no reason to go Into the necessity of clean, well ventilated, fw^ll lighted and well constructed school buildings. The necessity of these [Qualities Is as apparent to all as Is the necessity of the schools themselves. I Children are more susceptible to their physical surroundings than-are adults, j They arc more ausceptlhle to disease and they are more susceptible to men- | tal impressions gained in their surroundings. [ A school building should be. above all things, an example of lightness and brightness. Children need light and appearance of cheerfulness. The | city of Atlanta enjoys Its reputation for enterprise, business progresslveness,' charity and -social advancement. ’The' extsttnr condition of many of the public school buildings serves, in a measure, to belle this reputation. Something must he done Immediately to correct this state of nlfalrs. It may be that the city budget Is subjected to great pressure from many sources. City budgets usually are. But that one Item which! should take precedence before all others In the apportionment sheet Is the system of education. . 1 ,ct the finance committee of the council lake heed of the condition of the public schools and make suitable provision. Other departments cun suffer skimping. The department of education cannot. OUR PLATFORM.—The G«ir*1«n stands for Atlanta's owning Its own gas am) electric light plants, ns It now OTTne Its waterworks. Other cities do ibis and get gas ns low as CO cenls, with a profit to the etty. This should lie done nt once. The Georgian be lieves that It street railways can be operated successfully hy European cities, as they nre. there Is no good reason why they cannot ho so operated here. But we do not bellerc this can fie dons now, mid It may Its some years before we " ' ‘ ' “■ dertaklng. MRS. ELIZABETH LA HATTE, A WOMAN OF OLD SOUTH, PASSES TO GREA 7 BEYOND TEDDY GETS A PEACE PRIZE. Every American, Irrespective of party or section, will applaud tha awarding of the Alfred Nobel peace prize to Theodore Roosevelt, presi dent of theso United States. The press dispatches tell us that the cont- mlttte. sitting In Christiana, hud for oenalderatlon quite a number of can didates for this honor and that one of,them pressed Roosevelt closely for tbe prise. This was none other than the originator of Esperanto, the latest proposed International language. That there should be any room for debate or argument In the matter is surprising. President Roosevelt’s feat In securing the Portsmouth con ference that put an end to the Russo- Japanese war was so eminent an achievement that It overshadows ev erything else Ihat’H&ppenod In 1905. •The honor just conferred on Presi dent Roosevelt Is a cash prize which «m instituted by tho provisions' of tbe will of the late Or. Alfred Bern- hard Nobel, a Swedish chemist who made a great fortune by the manufac ture of wonderful explosives, practi cally the only use for which was In warfare and preparation for warfare. There is paradox Number One. That the fifth award of the peace prise should be won by the lieutenant colouel of the Rough Riders, a pugna cious. belligerent, bellicose Aincricnn, whose chief rejoice Is strenuoslty, forms another paradox, even more striking. But the president earned ll fairly and squarely, and all of us will join In lauding tho placing of this meta phorical laurel on Ills brow, the while we remark that |>cace hath her victories no less reuowned than war. Why? To him who In the love of nature holds communion with her visible 'oral* she asks some curious prob- ems. The following letter from a lose observer gives some of them: Editor of The Georgian: I would like to propound a few questions to your observant read ers. These are the ordinary filings seen in nature by every one. Few of your readers have failed to see the very things 1 Inquire about: Why do the winds always travel from left to right or from east to south and west like the bauds on a watch? Why do the winds always blow- in a spiral or like the threads of a right-hand screw? Why do whirlwinds always trav el In the shape of n funnel from left to right? Why does water flow In a ro- | tary motion? Why arc the sand-bars on a j stream always on the left hank? When clouds form and are I blown away without precipitation, ! •what becomes of the moisture which formed the clouds? When two streams flow togeth er and form a third, why does the water from the left-hand stream always flow over that of the right hand, or vice versa the wa ter front the right hand stream flow under? • Why does a floating object such as a log or tree ua It travels down stream always turn over from left to right? If any reader will answer these questions I will be glad and it will suggest many natural phenomena, familiar hut unnoticed. Sugges tions aa to the foregoing to Pro fessor Maury led to tbe establish ing of the weather bureau. J. K. BARTON. Mr. Barton's queries are worthy of coulderatlon, serious or fanciful, ac cording to one's nature. A study of the phenomena Indicated will prove •A Interesting relaxation from the trials and troubles and tribulations of the day. HELP THE TECH. Response Is coming to the needs of the Georgia School of Technology. It, was the pleasure of The Georgian to announce Monday afternoon that sub scrlptlons to tbe extent of $825 have already lieen received toward the fund of $7,500 needed. The statu has contributed $1,500 and $5,175 Is yet needed. The need Is urgent. The school must expand to accomplish Its greater good. The men anil women of the South realize the work the school is doing and they are sending their sons to it to prepare themselves for life. The school has outgrown Its present quarters. Expansion la necessary There Is a chance to secure a much needed addition to the present campus, This land cun be secured for $7,500. The price Is said to lie cheap; the deal a bargain. The option expires January 1. A little more than $5,000 remains to be raised, or else the chance Is lost. The property can never again bo secured at anything like the present price. It. Is time for the friends of tho school to rally to Us need. Five thousand dollars Is a small sum. In a cause like this. Let the alumni of Georgia: Tech, and those who know what a great work the school Is doing, make this Christmas present to the institution. But the time Is short: quick action is necessary. “A REFLEX OF CAUCASIAN SENTIMENT.” The first magazine devoted exclusively to matters peculiarly concern Ing the stutes of the South has made its appearance. It Is calhtd "The Race Question and Southern Symposium." It has for a sub-title, "A Reflux of Caucasian Sentiment." R. \V. McAdnni, for the past several years one of tho editorial writers and tho paragrapher for Tlie : Atlanta Constitution, Is the odltor of this publication. In his prospectus which appears In the first Issue the editor states thnt there exists a broad, unoccupied Held for tho publication of a monographic periodical devoted to the race question from the viewpoint of white Southern sentiment. There Is no doubt that the time Is peculiarly opportune. In the first Issue appear several very interesting, albeit thoughtful and contemplative, articles. The first is a lengthy editorial by Mr. McAdnm on "What tho Problem Really Is." It serves somewhat ns a preamble to the magazine. Among other articles are those by General Stephen D. Lee, Congressman Thomas W. Hardwick or Georgia, the Rev. W. T. Allen of .lickqpnvllle, Ala., Judge Benjamin Harrison of Jacksonville, Fla., and Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama. In addition there appears an inter esting symposium of dally newspaper opinion ns to the recent troubles In Atlanta und other parts of the South. Tim tone of the magazine throughout Is dignified \«t terribly earnest. The editor has gone into Ills work with the palpable intention of avoiding soKiallcd radicalism, yet maintaining all the way through Ids belief tliut "The Problem" Is the greatest that Is racing ojir people. It appears to The Georgian that the wide circulation of this magazine, and careful reading of It by thoughtful citizens North and South, will lead to a more thorough understanding of the troubles of mi here In Dixie, and will result In good. TERRELL'S CHRISTMAS GIFT TO GEORGIA. Governor Terrell's Christmas gift to Georgia will be property worth con siderably over half u million dollars—rather a neat holiday remembrance. With nine out of ho eleven congressional district agricultural schools decided, the actual cash given for establishing these schools amounts to $389,- 000. In addition to the money 2,382 acres of first-class lands have been given. At a conservative estimate these lands nre worth $20 an acre now, figures which many will contend are too low—and which will Increase In value as scientific farming brings the value upward. Most of the sites have been located near county seats, which, of course. Increases tho value of the property. A majority of the bids included electric lights, waterworks system and telephone service, worth several thousand dollars. When the other two districts are determined ft will he seen that Georgia will have a property worth more than half a million, and which will Increase In value year by year. Governor Terrell fs content to round out his service to the state with this splendid legacy. The establishment of these district schools In connection with the eeqtral agricultural college at Athens, for which the legislature gavo $100,000, means a great deal to the agricultural future or Georgia. it means educated farmers to build up the state, farmers who will know and practice sclent tile agriculture. Aside from nny mere consideration of the value of the properties now. these schools will in it few years add millions to tbe wealth of the state. Mrs. Elizabeth Jane ijiHatte, aged 82 years, died at tho home of her son, M. T. LaHatte, 32 Garnett street, at 3:34 o’clock Monday afternoon. The funeral will take place at her son's residence Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. The burial will be at Oakland. Mrs. LaHatte wgs one of the best- known women of , Atlanta. Born In Edgefield, S. C\, she early removed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tsham Windham, to Augusta, ,G«. They lived hfero only a few- years, however, when they went to Muscogee county, Mrs. LaHatte resided. hero for some ti me. She was married to Professor Charles Henry LaHatte, of New York. Her husband later became prominently Identified with Southern education and entered the ministry In Georgia as a Methodist preacher. Twelve of Mrs. lailtatte's nineteen children were rear ed to maturity and five still survive. Four of her sons sewed in the Confed erate army and returned alive from the war. Her husband died shortly after tho close of the war and in 1879 she and her children moved to Atlanta. Mrs. LaHatte became a member of tho Trinity Methodist church, when she moved to this city, and lias been prominently Identified with religious work ever since. She was a woman of great Intellectual power.'waa a sincere Christian and was one of the most charitable and best-loved women In the South. She had a host of friends wherever she lived and was greatly Inved by all with whom she come In contact. All of -her time and money possible were contributed during the civil war to help the Confederate cause. Many a bandage that bound the head of some dying soldier was . prepared and sent to the from by her hands. She was very unselfish and In everything that would result In good to others she took great and active Interest. Mrs. LaHatte Is survived by the fol lowing children: The Rev. Dr. C. B. LaHatte, of Atlanta; SI. T. LaHatte, Atlanta; Mrs. Alda Cartway, Phila delphia; Miss Fannie LaHatte, Atlan ta. and Mrs. Charles P. Bedlngfleld, Atlanta. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. New York. Dee. 11.—Here are some of the visitors iu New York toilny: ATLANTA—J. G. Iturckbrdt. G. W. liana, C. Powell. J. II. Moody. AUGUSTA—E. F. Verdrey. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. DECEMBER 11. FRIENDSHIP OF TILLMAN FOR CHANDLER A PUZZLE WnuhtuKton. I»ec. 1lMbe friendship that exist* between Senator Tillman, of Sooth Carolina. nnd former Senator Chandler. of New Hampshire, I* regarded by the aver age onlooker n* one of the mysteries of politic*. They have absolutely nothin* In common politically, and yet e*ch ni*n seem* to find pleasure In the other'* society. No one who remember* the presidential cam paign of I87« nntf the part the New Hamp shire man pinyed in landing Mr. Hayes iu the white house would ever Imve Imagined that such n strong Democratic partisan a* Mr. TUI man would ever live to sc© the day when he would take Mr. Chaudler hy the hand and call him friend. But inch is tbe fact. "Bill Chandler." said nn old-ffmer. "m»* the prime tuovej^'in the !Iayc*> affair* but the mnu who unconsciously *Uifto4 ft* wn* William II. Itanium, of Connecticut, the dm I r man of the Democratic national com mittee. 1 don’t think that the story ha* ver bipen told In print. Late on the night if thnt Memorable election. John C. Reid. pondering over the return*, .trying to ex tract n gleam of hoi**. He was a tint newspaper man. hut an intense partisan. itl he was dying hard. I ad nilttln* the defeat of Hayes ami gave or ders to go ahead with the cdltlou. Just at that moment a messenger boy came In wlth r n telegram. It %va* from Mr. Bar- mini, and asked what new* bad been re ceived from South Carolina, Florida and Isoulslann." . . . . "The Time* had special correspondent* In nil of those states, but not a line had Ifoen received from any of them. Mr. Reid muttered to hiinaclf: ‘Bnrnum would not be asking about those state* If he was *ure how they had gone. A* loug as there Is the least doubt we need not give up th*? *liIp, If we have got those three state* Have* In elected.’ “lie changed his editorial to men had gone to bed In disgust, convinced that Tlldeu had won. When Reid laid the situation before them they Immediately got busy. The famous telegram that ‘Hayes lut* 185 electoral votes and fs elected' was written out nnd telegraphed all over the country, bearing the signature of Zaelt Chandler. Then the machinery was set la motion ■which resulted Anally in the placing of Hayes Iu the white house. Had the election of Ttlden' been coucedcd tbe morning after election, as It would have been but for Mrt flarnufh’a Innocent telegram of inquiry, ttimuet J. Ttlden would nave been Inaugu rated president of the United States In stead of lluthorford B. Hayes, * 1192—Trial of Louis XVI of Trance. 1811—William Pinckney, of Maryland, be came attorney-general of the LnltwJ Mates. 1862— Fredericksburg, Vs., bombarded In Union troops, under cover of wince they crossed the* Rappahannock. 1866—French occupation of Rome terml Mated. ambassador at Paris. 1898— General (.farcin, the Cuban lender, died In Washington. 1899— President directed General Oils to open Philippine porta to commerce. MODERN BUILDINGS IRE ID BE ERECTEO ONTHE BURNED AREA Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., Dee. 11.—Larger and more modern buildings arc to occupy the alte of those burned In Sunday night’s Arc. Plans for rebuilding*are already un der advisement, and the Empire store, one of Macon’s largest dry goods estab lishments, will be ready for business iu* early in tbe new year as possible. It 1* very probable that the old Coleman structure will give place to a much finer building. The walls of the Wil lingham building will remain intact. GOSSIP >••••••••••••••••01 IIUMHMIHHHilMOOIMOOOMHOtOIH; JOE TERRELL FOR PRESIDENT j i$$MI»HmM$ltlH$$HIHIMI*HIMI$HMfHHNMM$MMI$M$MltHl From AValsoil’s Jeffersonian, Augusta, Ga. 1 The Atlanta News; the dear little old paper that.was yanked away from John pie Graves by a capitalistic qtly ot the Southern railroad, nominates Joo rrrell for Tice president. The News, tvhieh Is a queerty edited little old tiling, says that the national Uemoeratle ticket for 1908 should be Bryan and Terrell. n this The News—queer, dear little old thins!— is mistaken. Tho ticket should be Terrell and Bryan. As nn ardent admirer of that truly (treat and good statesman; Joe Terrell, am not willing to see him selected o plnv second fiddle to anybody on tho top side of this ttreen earth. Who Is Bryan, anyhow, that he should ^tke precedence of our great and only Sir, I know not tvliat course others may take, hut ns for me. give me Joe Terrell for the first place on the ticket, or give me Perunn, or Paregoric, or llnroforrn, or Delirium Tremens. Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to he purchased nt the price of cowardly, half-way measures, In tho case of such portentous magnitude as this? Never—or hardly ever. The dear little old Atlanta News may . willing to compromise on the vice presidency, but my withers arc un wrung. and I brook no diminution of my Just demands. RAILROAD EARNINGS SNOW BIG INCREASE Masons Encouragtd. An encouraging report was made at u meeting held Monday night of the finance committee of the Masons as to the progress made In securing fund* with which to build the magnificent new Masonic temple. This report showed that s|qch the Inst meeting many more subscription* had boon re ceived, and there art* many -more Mn- Hon* yet to eye. (’hairiuati J. K. urr,' of the committee, reels confident that by the time the next meeting Is railed, within ten day*, the entire amount nec essary will have been raised. NEW BAPTIST CHURCH WILL BE ERECTEO. 8|H*i'inl to The Ueoitlou. Covington. Ga.. Dev. 11.—The c< Jiiittee on ruining money to erect a i worshiping place for tho Uuptlst church of Covington have raised about $10,000. The site has* already be*»n chosen for the budding and work will be started on it as soon as the material can he had. One of the members of the church subscribed 85,000. j Special to Tbe Georgian. J Augusta, Ga., Dec. 11.—The man agement of the Augusta Railway and Electric Company has Issued a state ment showing the Increase In the gross earnings of the road for the first ten Di. Elected City Attornsy, •» lal to The Georgina. College Park, Go., Dec. 11.—Colonel Kolaml Dwight Grant, of British j,. s W|W c , ecled , Uv aUoPney by the new city council of Coilege Park. Roland Dwight Grant. Columbia, one of the best known turrrs in the country, will lecture Wednesday night. December 12. under the auspices of the Baptist Tabernacle Lyceum. He Is no strung©!* in Atlanta, and lifts always been n favorite here. The lerture he will day Is a famous one, and Is entitled "Snakes In Paradise." Both Racos Meet. A meeting, arranged under the aus- j pices of the Vigilant Reform Band, a j negro organization, which Is helping to solve the problem of getting a better) understanding between the races In! Atlanta, will be held.at 2 o’clock Hun-j ilay afternoon. December 16. at the I Turner tabernacle, on Yonge street. I The meeting Is for the purpose of help- New Justices Elected. I to The Georgian. _ Ingtoti. Ga., Dec. II.—The race I ^ or ^ U8tlce of l,,e peace In Covington was a very close one Saturday. Col onel James 1*. Cooley, editor and pro prietor of The Enterprise, was elected by the close majority of 21 votes over Colonel \V. II, Whaley, one of Coving ton's yotmg lawyers. There wus great Interest taken In this race. Macon Veteran* Honored. peeia! to The Georgian. Macon. Ga.. Dec. 11.—General A. J. commanding the Georgia dltishm ing In the creation of better feeling! Confederate \ ctorans, lias an- between the races, And prominent and | noum ‘^ the appointment of J. \V. WII- conservative men of both races will be present and make addresses. assistant adjutant general, the rank of lieutenant colonel. Cap tain Warren Moaely has an appoint ment as uti aide with the rank of major. Illicit Distillery Raided. •pedal »«* The Georgian. _ _ * Mai on Ga !> ,- n - ll.v.nu. ,.r. ' traveling from Madras. India, Alston, ua.. IX.. II It..cm. of- x „« York city, to eonte.t a suit fieri, coming to Huron repott the <te-!f or dlvorv.-, Mr». Morion Thornton Kg. struction of it large factory made still! b**rt declared that the trial of her hus- in Baldwin county, near MlUvdgcviile. j band’s suit would Ik* one of the mo»i Hunday night. Several gallons of IhjuorI .***n*atif»nal In the country for years, were captured, but no one was arrested. The case will be tried in Chicago. f I want Joe Terrell nominated for the prcuUlency, and I move you, »lr, that he bo.elected by acclamation, and by a rising and falling vote. And 1 don't wont to hear the chair man nay a <lad blamed word about "RfcVbrse yoav positions.'' In this cane there fire no positions that can be rovemetf. We are all for Joe—first, last and all the time—;abd we have no second choice. J ■. . We want Joe Terrell -for president, and we want Hump McWhorter for chief Justice of tlm United States, and we want Tom Felder for attorney gen- ornl. Give mo this, or there will be a noise. It Is not often I put forth an ulti matum. or unnounce u sine qua non, but I feel that an emergency Is upon us, and that extreme measures nre Justified. Consequently, I now put forth my ultimatum, or announce my sine quu non: "TERRELL AND BRYAN," For President and Vice President. "Hump"—for anything he will have. "Tom”—for anything that he can't do without. Concede these reasonable demands, nnd the quietude that reigns on the Potomac tonight shall not be disturbed; deny them, and the fat Is in the fire! Verbum snplcntl. P. S.—Whenever you see me falling Into Latin, as above, or Into French, or Greek, you may Just bet your mouse olore.l mule that 1 mean business. WANT WORK RUSHED ON ARMS FACTORY special lo The Georgian. Augusta, Ga,, Dec. 11.—The Augusta delegation to the national rivers ami harbor* congress, which has recently been in session In Washington city, has returned to the city, and all the mem- Mrs. Bertha Haas, aged 57 years, died at her residence, 384 Whitehall street, Monday afternoon. The funeral services will be conducted Wednesday morning at the residence at 10 o'clock. Mr*. Haas la survived by four sons, Leopold Haas. Jr., Morris, Gustave and Henry, and two daughters, Misses Ros alie and Flora Haas. Mrs. Haas came to this country four years ago with her two sisters to Join her sons, who were established In business here, and since then she has made a large circle of friends. She Is a sister-in-law of Mrs. Jacob Haas and the sister of Henry Rosenbaum, well known In At lanta. AUGUSTA POPULATION SHOWS GREAT INCREASE. Special to'The Georgia*, \ ^ Augusta, Go., Lice. 11.—According to statistics furnished by City XaseMsor of Taxes John M. Wclgle, the population of Augusta has incrensed over 5,000 since the census of 19*00. In 1900 the census showed that the population was a little short of 40,000, and the recent figures given out by Mr. Weigh shows that the population of the city is more than 15,000. The imputation of Rich moud county Is placed at 55,000, and of tills number 50 per cent are negroes. In the city 40 per cent of the population are negroes. The assessed value of property is placed at $21,699,176, an Increase of nearly n million nnd a half since )900. FIVE NEGRO PREACHERS EXPELLED FROM CONFERENCE. Special to The Georgian. Jacks on, Miss., Dec. 11.—The colored Methodist conference which hus been In session at Hattiesburg, hus set n good example to other negro religious bodies In the South by expelling from tbe ministry five of its members who jiud not lived the right kind of lives. Bishop Cottrell, of Holly Springs, pre sided over this conference and he laid It down strong to the negroes that they must live right lives, and that if they did not they eould not hope for ap pointment* in the conference. months of tlie year 1906. The table tbers of the party speak In glowing shows that the earnings this year have j terms of tho congress and the work ac- been $270,119.19 against $232,210.66 for compllshed. E. K. Verdery, of this city, the same period last year, showing an | was honored by the congress in being increase of $37,138.53. j re-elected to the position of vice presl A statement haa also been issued by i dent from Georgia. Oswell R. Evi o Augusta-Aiken s bears the honor of being appointed a which is under the name management’ — 7 ”’” 7” “ jin the Augusta Railway—and Electric member of the resolutions committee Company, and this statement shows , of the convention. that the gross earnings for this road j While in Washington the members during the first ten months of the pve»- u lo Augusta delegation called upon «"».i.j! ! “To»‘inB «n "ncrca»“in"n yli/e""'™‘ to n,k him to ask the tlmr of 19 317.46. ’war department to rush the work on -— . the small arms factory, which the gov. - :eminent will establish here. .Senator 6,000 SCHOOL-^CHIL.DREN | Bacon assured the Augustans that he TO TAKE PART IN nAL.LV. onM do all In Ills power to get the .... war department to begin the work at Sperial PI Ike Georgian. .once. t'fdumlius, Ua., Dee. 11.—lloa. George f All the Augusta members of the eon. p. Munro, of Marion county, w ho was , gress nre greatly enthused over the elected permanent chairman of the j prospect of additional appropriations , . , . for rivers and harbors, and think that board of trustees of the agriculture l!w eavmuiah will get her proportlon- college for the I- ourtlt congress!,mill a | # share, which will be quite a large district, at the meeting of the board <» ! outu lids city on Sat unlay last, has called I - h meeting of the board at Carrollton; In January, when tfie people of that I NEGRO'S BODY FOUND county propose to hold a rally overt Carroll obtaining the school. Mix thou sand school children will participate in the demonstration. AFTER FIGHT AT DANCE Special to Tbe *ii'*,rziun. Columbus, Ga.. Dec. 11.—The body of Will 8mltb, a negro, was found near the home of George Alexander, on the TO GIVE CHRISTMAS TREE TO POOR CHILDREN. Special to The Georgian. ™ J* y~ Jackson. Miss# Dec. ll.-The Halva- Por * p,ace ’ " !x n, ! le3 cum * ,f lhe clt >' tm.i \rmv of this oilv is nrouariiir lo morning about .8 o clock, tlon Arm or »s preparing to ThrH » , )U „ et W ounds fn his body dis- give the largest ( hnstma* dinner that, c j 0 ^j cause of his death, and an ha* ever been given lo the poor of the investigation by Coroner elements re- citv. Captain Odum, who Is In charge veals tl»« fact that a shooting scrape of tlx* barrarka here. In also going to had occurred at the home of Alexander gl\e the poor boy* and girls of the city ! that night at a dance. Alexander and a Chitstma* tree at the court house util Will Thlelkeld, another negro, are fn the night after Christmas. 'jail charged with the murder. CRAWFORD VOTES BONDS FOR LIGHT SYSTEM. Hpeclal to Tl»e Georgina. Crawford, Ga., Deo. ll.—An election was held here Monday which i-. ulted iu favor of (Ksulng bonds for installing a system of gas lights for the city. Tile amount of the Issue Is to be $2,500. There were only four votes cast against the bonds. MEMORY OF BI8HOP TIGERT. •*To ;i person who never saw Bishop J. 4. Tfaert but oiiee, I doubt If many more Impressive memories eould ellng to « mlml ns do IImmo of Hie trreut preacher mid au thor as I gin nee back to the tittle when I. nmong others, wit under him on the nfaht of May Inst and listened to that first powerful sermon after Ills ordluntloii n« idshop of the Methodist Episcopal church, South.” said ft young m, •The First Methodist H tlmt night with nn ndletx luirch was i nled used w«s for Hint he table: f nppreeintlv him breatlilesnly ugh a deep doctrinal discourse, couched 'ueli simple phraseology I hot a child 1 lune umlerst'Hxl much of Ids menu- mi Just ns the brightest day fn the fall s to warm the poiil fur Into the winter, little homely flliisi ration which he i ever 1*e forgotten. Ills argument the I'hristiiin life, nml lie begginl In* excused iii using a home-made wo little chicks.’ said Bishop Tigert. nestled closely together in their shells under warm, motherly feather*, one of them, whom I venture to call the agnostic brother. lN*gsn to converse wit!) the other. Bftyluic: "I have lM*en noticing ‘ * •ye* and feathers and which lead me to think thnt light nml liberty, but I have Kina: . ruihii .. wrings nnd leg I ntn fitted fo no proof, other tlinn mjr Intier cogitations, nml I cannot lielleve that I should destroy tin* home which f have lived fn ro long; therefore, i will not pip my shell today." ** ’But the other, whom I will name the hristlan Philosopher, said: T. too, have lieen noticing this growth of feathers and eyes urn I wings nnd signs which inspire me with a longiug for light nnd llhcrtv. ly instinct urges me to make th» ef fort, nml I cannot lielleve I would hare )*ecn so Prepnrod. If uot so destined. Ho | hove decided tiFpip my shell today." Ami »h»rtly a beautiful. Iluffy. little ball of town rolled out Into light and liberty, white lhe agnostic brother was fouud tin* next day dead and tsdd iu the shell, which had served Its purpose, Imt from which he h*d * * * ‘ Birmingham Ag-llc. By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER. New York, Dec. 11.—Christmas g t . m * —and all the gift Jewelry containing preefoue stones—-will be 20 per nt higher, I am told, this year than 1q s;> Returning steamship* have brought back In the last week several groups r,( diamond Importers, who went to Eu rope to get supplies, and they agt. e that the *ems are scarcer and hlghm i n price than ever before in their expe rience. This year's holiday trade In Ameri.-a Is said to have called for the greatev- quantity and value of fine diamonds ever sold In any country. There Ul0 said to be unusually small quantities fa the hands of the sellers. No longer does “strict mourning” mean you must wear jour heart upon yotlr sleeve in a black symbol. For in- stance, the countess of Suffolk (Daisy Letter) Is said to be In “strict mourn ing” for her sister, Lady Curzon. yet she went driving the other dav * fa Washington in a white cloth suit, mads with a pony jacket and deep flounces on the demi trained skirt. A narrow band of crepe edged th« left cuff and a larger band of crept edged the flowing white chiffon veil. Friends say Daisy Letter will never gain the reputation for loveliness en joyed by her sister, as a young girl. Mary Leiter was thought only “pretty.” but as a matron she developed into a celebrated beautj*. If you would be numbered among th* select, provide yourself with Jeweled combs to match every gown—street, house and calling*. Mrs. Longwortfi, who has been affecting*brown this au tumn to the utter annihilation of her former favorite. “Alice blue,” has been displaying a high-backed comb in her golden tresses, dotted with uncut sar donyx set In dull gold. The side combs are similar only In smaller patterns. Several fashionable women have seta of coral-studded combs and hair pin* to wear with afternoon gowns, while pearls and diamonds are common now in fashionable throngs as tiaras and necklaces. Miss Helen Cannon is a devotee >f rare old books and often delves in;o the “old book stores” searching for vellum bound volumes of antique date and hlstorj*.. Often she secures a book with annotations, indicative of the characteristics of its former owner in a past age. 1 One of particular Interest to her i< a vellum bound book which contained a lock of curly brown hair, the leavet bearing a child's name and a date a century distant. This one Is from the Palmetto State am! came over with Cite ancestors ..f the child over a century ago. The American girl can now go :n Paris as often and stay an long as she likes, for Mrs. Robert McCormick, wife of the American ambassador to Frnncv, has discovered a new means of liveli hood for her. Mrs. McCormick has taken note • f the scores of young women who drift in, hoping to succeed ,1n music, art tho drama. Most of them succeed onl.” in becoming objects of concevo to tfM embassy and frequently^r*’ H&nt hoinj by subscription. Mrs. McCormick secs a great open ing for the .girls to become milliner aud modiste models. The aim of the Pari* merchants is to get American girlv They would make a great hit by de signing hats, gowns and wraps, to lo<vc well on American models, Instead 'f using the conventional French type . Let the French artist, she suggest3. u*-- the broad-shouldered girl of the middl- West on whom to drapo his Idea* nnd he will make thousands. Reports from London are to the ef fect that th© Marlborough*, even wiri the good office* of kinfolk on bo t sides, have thus far been unable *•* corn© to an amicable arrangement • •» the custody of the children who nntu* rally feel desperately the separation from their mother, with whom, until * month ago, they had spent practically all their lives. There was an extremely pathetic scene when the duke, whilo staying nt the West End hotel, sent for them, di recting that they leave Sunderland house for Bieinheim In a couple hour 4 . Despite the children’s own constant pleading and the Intervention of t!i* duke’s relatives, he is determined not ■ > surrender them to the duchess, ami ne Is making arrangements to carry •» their education under hi* own control. The duke presided at u charity din ner in London last Thursday, but tn* worry and anxiety are visibly altering him, wrinkling his face and giving bln* a prematurely aged look. He has fre quent und long consultations in tn* house of lords’ corridor with Sir Ed ward (’arson, former solicitor general, who is his leuding counsel, and who?*-* employment in the suit creates tn* expectation that tbe duke Intend’’ bring his alleged wrong* into court, as Sir Edward Is noted for his hard-llg ing qutilities as an advocate rathti than as an adviser. The duchess undoubtedly has the en tire sympathy of society, which Hie duke Is said to keenly resent; hence determination to demonstrate tnat lie Is the Injured party. The death yesterday of Sylvia Ger- ish, the actress, was the last chapH in n t"sgic life. Eighteen years ag«* r n '' was brought from the West by »>•“ brother, George Rollins. She made ik 1 ' first appearance here In “The Brigand* at the old Casino. The next day siw was famous. Her beauty of face aiiu form had captured every critic. Hen ry t*. Hilton, son of Judge Hilton. e\- ecutor of the A. T. Stewart c*ta'ew*” hi the rtudlence and fell desperately i love with her. Eight years before Hilton liad ma rled Agnes Sankey, of Brooklyn- Jm^- Hllton gave the bride a check for - 000 as n wedding present and n, ^ Uc l ; .son head of the great dry goods nt* or Hilton. Hughes it Co. He was succeed to his father’s great Dusiac- and fortune. „ ... Sylvia Gerriah changed it all. 11 became devoted to her. They v fi seen everywhere together nnd >•'“ were the talk of the city. - Judge ni ton tried hi* beat to break th© attain ment of the two, but in vain. A $**• later he mortgaged the Stewart bully ing for $1,250,000 to Hettle Green pay for ids son’* extravagance. * Young Hilton was thrown out * tho film. But he clung to the actrf> • Then there was a break for four ye.c. * ■ during which Sylvia went to Load. © and became famous there. When s> ^ returned to the old life with Hilton- ' Hilton parents died broken heart" the son being cut off with $25,000. 1 1901, a few days after tha death of *• first Mrs. Hilton, young Hilton mar ried Sylvia Gerrlsh. At the end the« was not a trace !eft of Iter old neau- of face and form. She wa* 46 > e3 ‘ old. ... .